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The Phoenix Engine is under development by Wolfire Games, it's being used to power their upcoming game Overgrowth. The Phoenix Engine aims to be easily modable and user friendly, it has built in support for rigging, animating and scripting.

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Gamma-correct lighting

Feb 3, 2010 Overgrowth 26 comments

I have been trying to avoid working on graphics recently in order to work on gameplay, but there was one feature I just had to implement. It has no performance...

Initial Animation and Scripting [HD Video]

Feb 19, 2010 Overgrowth 23 comments

David has been using AngelScript to tie the Phoenix Engine technologies together in a tidy framework which will lead to the birth of Overgrowth gameplay...

Overgrowth sheet music

Feb 24, 2010 Overgrowth 17 comments

It's quite common for movies to adapt their scores into single-instrument arrangements and then sell the sheet music along with their soundtracks and...

John's dev studio tour - HD Video

Feb 26, 2010 Overgrowth 8 comments

The number one rated question in our community interview last month was "Can you do a video tour of your dev 'Studio'". Here is the first installment!

Dog Hammer concept + map tutorial from Silverfisk!

Mar 6, 2010 Overgrowth 16 comments

Here is a famous story about the Sword Breaker clan, plus a shout out to Silverfisk for making another awesome map editor tutorial video.

Two part shadow maps

Mar 26, 2010 Overgrowth 12 comments

The shadow maps we use in Overgrowth are unusual in that they contain two parts: direct shadows and ambient occlusion. These correspond to the two light...

Overgrowth Rock Song from Jonathan Lewis

Mar 31, 2010 Overgrowth 20 comments

Here is an awesome rock song plus music video about Overgrowth courtesy of the awesome Jonathan Lewis. Check it out in HD here!

Overgrowth Comic: Final Update!

Apr 1, 2010 Overgrowth 16 comments

It has fallen upon us to present the crushing conclusion to our first Overgrowth comic! I was really excited to iron out the loose ends in this story...

Initial Movement Features (HD Video)

Apr 12, 2010 Overgrowth 34 comments

There has been a flurry of new movement features added to the Overgrowth alphas recently so I decided it was time to make another video to show them in...

Catching baked shadows

Apr 20, 2010 Overgrowth 8 comments

As some of you noticed in the last alpha, the rabbit would cast shadows on the environment, but wouldn't 'catch' shadows from the environment. This meant...

The Twisted Path

Apr 22, 2010 Overgrowth 22 comments

Aubrey recently finished some new awesome concept art for some upcoming levels. Check it out!

Angular and linear keyframe blending

Apr 29, 2010 Overgrowth 25 comments

In games, character animation is usually done using keyframes. That is, by defining important poses and placing them on a timeline.

Soft particles

May 2, 2010 Overgrowth 21 comments

In games, particle effects like smoke or fire are drawn as image squares that always face torwards the camera. This looks fine in most cases, but the...

Automatic navigation meshes

May 26, 2010 Overgrowth 17 comments

One of the hardest parts of developing character AI in 3D games is pathfinding -- making sure that they can figure out how to move from point A to point...

Pathfinding with Detour

Jun 3, 2010 Overgrowth 9 comments

A few days ago I posted that we've added automatic navigation meshes using Recast, and now I'd like to show some navigation paths using its companion...

Wall Run and Climbing Video [HD]

Jul 2, 2010 Overgrowth 27 comments

If you've been following our alpha posts, you've probably seen that a lot of cool new features have appeared in the builds like wall running and climbing...

Initial motion capture tests [HD Video]

Jul 5, 2010 Overgrowth 29 comments

I recently stumbled across the CMU motion capture database, which is a collection of over 2500 free motion capture animations. I hadn't worked with motion...

Playing With BVH Animations [HD Video]

Aug 4, 2010 Overgrowth 18 comments

David already teased everyone with the new animation tech in Overgrowth with his initial motion capture tests video. However, this week I had a chance...

Rabbit head set piece model

Sep 20, 2010 Overgrowth 22 comments

Aubrey details his process for making this awesome set-piece for a desert level.

SIMD optimization

Sep 23, 2010 Overgrowth 12 comments

Fifteen years ago, it would be impossible to make a graphics-intensive game without using hand-written assembly language. Almost all classic games used...

Imposter tech

Oct 4, 2010 Overgrowth 16 comments

We can achieve a lot of performance gains by using texture atlases and instancing, but it won't be enough for dense environments like forests and jungles...

First foley sound effects test [HD video]

Oct 11, 2010 Overgrowth 35 comments

In modern film, almost every sound is recorded in post production. This includes even the most subtle sounds, such as clothing shifting as a character...

First fighting test [HD video]

Oct 13, 2010 Overgrowth 30 comments

Alpha 100 has the most important update so far, which is the first playable prototype of unarmed striking. I will describe it in more detail, but first...

New Overgrowth Alpha Trailer

Oct 23, 2010 Overgrowth 24 comments

As you may have seen on the Wolfire YouTube channel, we just released a trailer that showcases almost everything we've put into Overgrowth so far.

Ragdoll knockouts test (HD)

Oct 29, 2010 Overgrowth 34 comments

Part of what made Lugaru unique was the way that every hit knocked the enemy head over heels using ragdoll physics. In Overgrowth, I'm planning to add...

Super Meat Bunny

Oct 31, 2010 Overgrowth 30 comments

I was testing out some blood effects when I discovered Super Meat Bunny. He let me record this video as he showed off some slick moves.

Overgrowth Weekly Alpha Videolog

Nov 2, 2010 Overgrowth 25 comments

We are trying out a new weekly Overgrowth alpha format today! David himself took a few minutes to illustrate the traditional changelog in video form...